Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/24/2025

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RELEVANT LINKS: See Section I I-A-4 Adopting the Comprehensive Plan. Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd. 3. Minn. Stat. § 473.175. Metropolitan Council. Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd. 3. Minn. Stat. § 462.356, subd. 2. Lerner v. City of Minneapolis, 284 Minn. 46, 169 N.W.2d 380 (Minn. 1969). A.G. Op. 63-b-24 (Dec. 9, 1971). A.G. Op. 161- b, (Aug. 8, 1966). See LMC information memo Purchase and Sale of Real Property. No plan amendment may be acted upon by the city council until it has received the recommendation of the planning commission, or until 60 days have elapsed from the date an amendment proposed by the city council has been submitted to the planning commission for its recommendation. In submitting review and comment to council, the planning commission serves in a strictly advisory role. The city council ultimately decides on the acceptance, rejection or the revision of the plan, and is not bound by planning commission recommendations. 1. Procedure for amending a comprehensive plan In amending a comprehensive plan, cities must follow the same procedure as adopting a new plan. The planning commission must hold at least one public hearing on the amendment preceded by published notice. Cities in the seven -county metro area must submit all amendments to their comprehensive plans to the Metropolitan Council for review. All amendments to the comprehensive plan must be approved by a two-thirds vote of all its members. E. Role in purchase and sale of real property After a comprehensive municipal plan or section of a plan has been recommended by the planning commission and a copy filed with the city council, the planning commission must be given a chance to review and comment on all proposed public acquisitions or disposal of real property within the city. This includes acquisitions or disposal by the city, but also: • Any special district or agency in the city. • Any other political subdivision (public schools or the county for example) having jurisdiction within the city. This provision would appear to apply even when the comprehensive plan has not yet been adopted by council, so long as the planning commission has filed its recommended plan with the city. After review, the planning commission must report in writing its findings to compliance of the proposed acquisition or to disposal of real estate with the comprehensive municipal plan. The purpose of this requirement is to allow review of overall municipal development by the city planning commission, the authority charged with developing and reviewing the comprehensive land use plan for the municipality. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: Planning Commission Guide 12/16/2024 Page 12